The National tribune., 1887-02-17

Missouri.
II. Schaffnit, Hayden, Colo, read with great
interest Maj. Britton's article on the outbreak
of secession in Missouri. He says he was one
of McNeiPs men, and had to endure o great
deal of persecution and abuse from the seces-
sion element in st. Louis. Violence was often
resorted to, and the Union men on the street
were compelled to seek refuge in stores and
easements for safety. He says these men were
mustered in by Gen. Lyon on May 9, 1861, for
three months and were discharged Aug 1861,
when most of them re-enlisted for three years.
He thinks they have been neglected in the
matter of bounty.
Mitchers Division.
A. s. Rush, Bowling Green, o., writes briefly
concerning Gen. o. M. MitchePs Division and
its famous campaign in Northern Alabama.
He says the boys used to call Mitchell the :" Star
Gazer," he having been celebrated astronomer
before the war. The writer belonged to Co G,
2lst Ohio, from which regiment were taken
some of the men who went on the daring expe-
dition with Andrews, the scout, the story of
which is told in Capturing Locomotive"
He says his brigade was composed of the I'd,
2lst, SD and 59th Ohio. 10th Wis, and 4th
Ohio Cav. 1t was commanded by Col. Sill, of
the SD Ohio. The other brigades were COM
manded By Gems. Which and Turchin.
Charlottesville.
John N. Fields, Sergeant, Co. Fl, 9th Ind,
Hanover, Ind, gives his version of the death
of Gen. Stonewall Jackson ut charlottesville
lie says rebel prisoner who surrendered to
him told him that Gen. Jackson had been killed
by piece of shell from one of the Union bat
teries. He does not believe the generally
accepted story that Jackson was killed by the
fire OF his own men.
Richmond.
c. II. Guy, Co. /, 4th Mass Cav, Springfield,
Mass aprees with Cnp rade RandIat in the lat
ter's correction of Comrade Morey in regard to
the fight at Chapin's Farm and the occupation
of Richmond. He says it has always been con-
coded that a guidon flag of the 4th Mass Cav.
was the first to wave over the fallen COnfed-
crate Capital.
Flag and Torch.
p. r. Cover, Polo, ILL.,, disagrees with Com
rade Frankenberry in regard to the signaling
from Kenesaw to Allatoona. He even doubts
! if Frankenberry was there after reading his ac-
count of the affair. He says he was Sergeant
of the Signal Corps at Marietta, was on Kene-
saw Mountain at the time referred to, and saw
the signal flag at Allatoona without the aid of
glass.
Give Them Their Due.
s. W. Mullin, Co. ID, 134th Ind, Warsaw,
Iowa, speaks of the great injustice to the dis
abled veterans in the tardy fulfllment Of the
Governments promises to them. He would be
| glad to hear from any of his old comrades.
Il. r. Wilson, Takoma, Wash. Ter, heartily
Endorses what so many Of the comrades have
said in regard to the duty of the Government
TO fulfill its promises to the soldiers. He says
the disabled veterans ought to receive decent
| subsistence as long as they live and not be left
to starve. In view Of the fact that there are
$1,000 old soldiers in the poorhouses of the
country, he cannot understand why Congress
should hesitate to provide for them.
w. Seifried, Co. G., 11sth Ohio, Sumner, Mich,
thinks the Government has been very unfaith-
ful to the promises it made to the soldiers who
enlisted for it's defense. He says the men who
declared the war a failure, opposed the draft
and discouraged enlistments are the ones who
now oppose all measures for the relief of the
disabled veterans of the war.
| j. A. W., Hettick, ILL.,, does not think il Just
| to pay large pensions to the widows of officers
| while the widows of soldiers, who are more
needy, receive but a mere pittance.
| A. Cofey, Co. F, 9th Ind. Cav, says he served
his full term of three years in constant active
service The soldiers did not fight for money,
but were aetuated by the purest patriotism
and he cannot understand why Congress is so
| tardy in redeeming the promises made by the
| Government when they enlisted.
S. NJ. Guy, Greenville, o., says that many
old soldiers who are suffering from disease are
disabled in a much greater degree than many
who have suffered amputations, although their
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great injustice and should be corrected.
David X. Brock, Eureka, Kan, says it is
very hard for an old soldier to bear his aches
pains and infrmities brought on by his ex.
posure during the war, and yet be compelled
to beg for pittanee from the Government to
assist him in his declining years. He says be
was swindled by a pension attorney, who took
from the amount allowed him, sos for his ser,
vices.
Charles L. Handy, Manton, Mich, thinks
that if the President had carried a gun and
eaten bareback during the war he would moi
be so free to veto pension bills.
John Hall, Co. b, 5th Ind, Cedar Falls
Iowa. speaks of the National Home at Milwau.
kee as u most admirable resting place for the
veterans in their old age and infrmity. HI
cannot understand how any of the people Of
the country can be so selfish rs to begrudge the
amount necessary to make the old soldiers
comfortable.
Charles w. Lambert, Co. G, LIST Mich S. s.
Dolgeyille, n. Y, thinks il is not fair for GER
tain newspapers to compare the amount paiC
by the United States Government for pension.
with the amounts paid by the governments o.
Europe for like purpose. The circumstances
are wholly different, and such comparisons ar,
odious. The fact that the amount required i.
large should not deter the Government from
doing justice to those who saved it.
VIM. +. Smith, Co. l., 18th Iowa Cav, think!
the Government ought to give land bounties L
the soldiers propOrtionate to the length of time
they served.
Joseph b. Crubaugh, Sergeant, Co. G, 75tl
Ohio, says he did not belong to a regiment thai
whipped Lees whole army, captured all the BIZ
forts, and was the first to enter the cities anC
plant its flag on all the court-houses but to
modest regiment that was always ready to d,
its share of the work and give other comrades
who did equally well their share of the glory
He says he is oftentimes inclined to Join th,
ranks of grumblers when he considers hoy
poorly the Government has kept its promises
He hopes the old comrades will hang togethe
and demand full justice.
John Glover, Montana, Kan, referring u
the fact that the Mexican pension bill recently
passed provides for pensions upon reaching tn
age of o., says he thinks the clause is unjust l.
many who served through the war in Mexic
who happened to be few years younger thar
some who never saw Mexico, but are yet place.
Oh the roll some years earlier. He would lik
to hear from any members Of Co. i, 10th u. s
Inf, in the Mexican war.
A. +. Skinner, First Sergeant, Co. @, Cd U. s
Inf, says he was wounded three times and ono
prisoner, and is blessed with a pension o
81 a month. He says Congress does great in
justice i'll failing to repeal the limitation o
arrears act He says the soldiers have som
good friends in Congress, and he hopes the PEG
pie will keep them there and send more lik
them.
r. Parmenter, Co. X, 5th Kan. Cav, For
Scott Kan. thinks it is unfair 10 discriminat
in favor of the widows of high officers by Civ
ing them much larger pensions than they wOu